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Systems and methods for localizing, tracking and/or controlling medical instruments

US9629595B2 · kind B2 · utility

129Cited by

15References

27Claims

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Assignee

Hansen Medical, Inc. · US

Inventors

Sean P. Walker · Mountain View, US
Christopher M. Sewell · Sunnyvale, US
June Park · San Jose, US
Prabu Ravindran · Milpitas, US
Aditya Koolwal · San Francisco, US
Dave Camarillo · Rio Del Mar, US
Federico Barbagli · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2013
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 22, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/376
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Systems and methods are described herein for tracking, localization or controlling an elongate instrument or other medical instrument in an image or patient.

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